Here we take a look at 5 events that went the extra mile to be as environmentally friendly as possible, many of them achieving the ISO 20121 sustainable event standard.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Going Green: 5 Best Practice Sustainable Events
Here we take a look at 5 events that went the extra mile to be as environmentally friendly as possible, many of them achieving the ISO 20121 sustainable event standard.
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I'm curious to know where the eco-friendly trend in events came from. It's not like other entertainment mediums have been working towards being more eco-friendly. I know for sure that the theatre hasn't made any major advances in leaving less of a carbon footprint, so why are all of these events jumping on the bright green bandwagon? I definitely appreciate it of course, I just don't understand what the drive from the companies is to be working towards a more eco friendly future for live events. I worked at an event this summer that was completely powered by renewable energy, which was awesome, but it didn't seem like the guests of the event cared very much. There was a sense of a very large push on the companies side of things, and we had a lot of advertising in terms of where the power was being derived from, yet while it was effective it just didn't seem to have a lot of payoff.
As the demand for more environmentally friendly practices continue to grow, I think knowing how to organize an event that made it a priority to have as little an impact as possible can be very beneficial. Whether it be an event that had a focus of saving the environment or an event that was about something totally different, there are many things you can do to implement environmentally friendly practices. This article provides many examples of event and what they did to make their event 'Green' but it seemed to me like a lot of the things that they did were not small endeavors. I think that it is great that they put so much work into making their event environmentally friendly but I wonder if the organizers of this event had to hire outside experts to consult on these events. If not, I wish the article talked more about how the planners came up with the ideas or how they learned to plan events like these. Overall, I think that the idea that we should make events have as little an impact as possible is a wonderful endeavor but how we can do this needs to be more clear.
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